Little Canfield is a village and a civil parish in the Uttlesford district of Essex, England. The village is situated the B1256 road, near the A120 road and the villages of Smiths Green and Takeley. As of 2021, its population is approximately 1,350. Little Canfield is in the Takeley and the Canfields ward of Uttlesford, and the Dunmow division of Essex County Council. The village is currently expanding as housing developments are being built around the area.